Odón Elorza

Odon Elorza González (born 4 April 1955) is a Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) politician.

[1] Some of the projects which were completed during Elorza's mayoralty included the Kursaal Palace, the renovation of the San Telmo Museoa, the repurposing of the Tabakalera tobacco factory as a cultural centre, and the Anoeta Stadium.

[1] In the May 2011 elections, Elorza's party's vote decreased by 15 percentage points as Juan Carlos Izagirre of EH Bildu replaced him as mayor.

[2] In September 2011, Elorza was made his party's list leader in his home province of Gipuzkoa for the Congress of Deputies election in November, where he was successful.

[7] As mayor of San Sebastián in October 2003, Elorza officiated as his PSE-EE ally in the city council, Ernesto Gasco, entered a civil partnership with Iñigo Alonso, another PSE councillor from Lasarte-Oria.